820 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 410

ments; and sections 150, 151, 153 and 164P of Article Num-
ber Twelve of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland,
title "Garrett County, " sub-title "Manufactures and Mines, "
be and the same hereby are repealed and re-enacted with amend-
ments; said sections as so re-enacted to read as follows:

Section 196 of Article 1 and Section 150 of Article 12.
That the State Board of Labor and Statistics, with the ap-
proval of the Governor shall appoint one Mine Inspector for the
counties of Allegany and Garrett, who shall hold his office for
two years from the date of his appointment. No person shall be
eligible to the office of Mine Inspector until he shall have
attained the age of thirty years. He shall possess a competent
and a practical knowledge of the different systems of mining
and properly ventilating coal mines in said counties, and the
nature and constituent parts of the various gases found in coal
mines, and of the various ways of expelling the same from
said mines and shall have had five years' practical experience
as a miner in one or both counties combined next immediately
preceding his appointment, and shall receive such annual sal-
ary as the Board, with the approval of the Governor, may
deem proper. Before entering upon the discharge of the
duties of his office the said Mine Inspector shall take
the oath provided in the Constitution of the State and shall
give bond in the sum of two thousand dollars with sureties
to be approved by the Chief Judge of the Fourth Judicial
Circuit of Maryland. Said Mine Inspector while in office
shall not be interested in the operation of any mine or act as
land agent, superintendent or manager of any mine; and it
shall be his duty to make a report to the State Board of Labor
and Statistics of his proceedings in office and to set forth in
such reports all such information that may be proper or bene-
ficial, and also to make such recommendations and suggestions
as he may consider important as to legislation on the subject
of mining.

Section 197 of Article 1 and Section 151 of Article 12.
Said Mine Inspector shall devote the whole of his time to the
duties of his office. It shall be his duty to examine each mine
in said counties as often as possible, but a longer period of
time than two months shall not elapse between said examina-
tion, to see that all the provisions of this Act are observed and
strictly carried out, and he shall make a record of all exami-
nations of mines, showing the condition in which, he finds
them, especially with reference to ventilation and drainage,